VERSIONS – FJ-1
FJ-1 Fury
carrier stowage configuration
Details as FJ-1 Fury prototype unless otherwise indicated
New side mounted air
brakes, hinged at front
Upper/lower wing
air brakes deleted
625 lt (138 Imp gal, 165 US gal wing tip tanks shown fitted
Nose gear retracted, rear
cover remains open
Small twin nose
wheel set attached
in socket on forward
retracted nose gear
door
FJ-1 Fury production
Pitot mounted high on tail
1 x Allison J35-A-2
turbojet
Fuel dump nozzle
Tail bumper
Deep fuselage allowing simple
'straight-through' intake/engine/
exhaust configuration
Trailing edge flaps
Arrestor hook
Rearward sliding bubble canopy
Mk.18 lead computing
gyro/fixed gunsight
Large ailerons
Tailplane with 10º dihedral
Tailplanes with
conventional
elevators and
trim tabs
P-51 Mustang-style canopy/windshield
6 x 12.7 mm (0.5 in) Browning M-3 machine guns
with 250 rounds per gun (3 per side)
Conventional low-mounted wings, tapered at tip with 3º dihedral
Two large removable
upper fuselage panels
allowing engine access/
removal for maintenance
Trim tab on port side aileron only
Radio aerial
No ejector seat
Perforated air brakes in
wing (shown extended)
Additional:
Nose gear able to be retracted and
small 'kneeling' wheels attached to
front nose gear door to aid aircraft
carrier stowage
XFJ-1 Fury prototype
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